World Agenda: Germans blitz the Taleban. Just don’t mention the krieg

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The Panzers are beginning to roll as Germany mounts its biggest operation in Afghanistan ahead of next month’s presidential elections. Having faced sharp criticism for opting out of major combat missions in the region, Germany is now deploying heavy artillery, Marder tanks and mortar fire to support an Afghan army push around the city of Kunduz. German fighter jets have also been firing missiles at Taliban positions for the first time.

Germans, in short, are in the middle of a shooting war for the first time since 1945. Naturally all politicians and commanders are avoiding the “K” word – the